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HB 58

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Open Meetings Act - State Ethics Commission (Maryland State Agency Transparency Act of 2023)

Sponsor: Marc Korman (District 16)Committee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: State Government - Agencies, Offices, and OfficialsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 149 (as of Nov 9, 2023)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing enhanced requirements under the Open Meetings Act for the State Ethics Commission; and requiring the Department of Information Technology to provide technical staff, support, and equipment necessary to livestream the open meetings of the State Ethics Commission.

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Testimony (8)

MGA witness list
FAV 7FavorableINFO 1Information only
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVWilkinson, nanciCedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church Environmental Justice MinistryPosition only
FAVHunter, CaseylobbyistCommon Cause MarylandOral + Written (PDF)
FAVMcKenzie, LauraThe Benedictine SchoolPosition only
FAVDelegate Korman, Delegate KormanlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVKorman, MarcIndividualWritten (PDF)
FAVSnyder, RebeccalobbyistIndividualOral + Written (PDF)
FAVSoreng, NancyIndividualWritten (PDF)
INFOThompson, KateIndividualWritten (PDF)

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHunter, CaseyCommon Cause MarylandRegistered for: League of Women Voters of Maryland
FAVSnyder, RebeccaRegistered for: MD/DC Press Association